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tread > 10 senses
NOUN	1	tread, pace, stride	A step in walking or running
	2	tread	The grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
	3	tread	The part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
	4	tread	Structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
VERB	1	tread, step	Put down or press the foot, place the foot
	2	tread, trample	Tread or stomp heavily or roughly
	3	tread	Crush as if by treading on
	4	tread	Brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
	5	tread	Apply (the tread) to a tire
	6	tread	Mate with

tread > pronunciation
Sounds	treh'd
Rhymes	abed, aforesaid, ahead, and 86 more rhymes in ehd...

tread > noun 1, act
Meaning	A step in walking or running.
Synonyms	pace, stride
Part of	walk, walking
Broader	step
Verbs	tread

tread > noun 2, artifact
Meaning	The grooved surface of a pneumatic tire.
Part of	pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre
Broader	surface
Verbs	tread

tread > noun 3, artifact
Meaning	The part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground.
Broader	contact, tangency

tread > noun 4, artifact
Meaning	Structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step.
Part of	step, stair
Broader	structural member

tread > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Put down or press the foot, place the foot.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Examples	"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"
Synonyms	step
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote
Narrower	step on, tread on
Nouns	tread

tread > verb 2, motion
Meaning	Tread or stomp heavily or roughly.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Model	The children tread to the playground
Synonyms	trample
Broader	walk
Narrower	treadle
Entailed by	beat

tread > verb 3, contact
Meaning	Crush as if by treading on.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"tread grapes to make wine"
Broader	squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze

tread > verb 4, contact
Meaning	Brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	brace

tread > verb 5, possession
Meaning	Apply (the tread) to a tire.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Broader	give, apply
Nouns	tread

tread > verb 6, contact
Meaning	Mate with.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Examples	"male birds tread the females"
Broader	copulate, mate, pair, couple

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